Nation's last surviving World War II Navy fighter pilot shot down five Japanese planes while serving on the USS Essex.

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy ...

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran believed to be America's last surviving "ace" pilot for shooting down at least five ...

Donald McPherson, credited by the American Fighter Aces Association and the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum as the last living American ace of the WWII, died Thursday at 103.

"He was up to his eyeballs in service in all sorts of ways …," said Donald McPherson's son. "… Anything in the church or the ...

Donald McPherson, a Nebraska farmer and World War II fighter ace credited with shooting down five Japanese planes, has died ...

Donald McPherson, WWII hero and last US ace pilot, dies at 103, remembered for valor in combat and devotion to faith, family, ...

Donald McPherson earned his wings in August of 1944, plenty of time to become an ace. He would be America's last ace of World War II.

Donald McPherson, a Nebraska native and decorated Navy aviator, was one of only 11 aces from the VF-83 squadron.

Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don ...

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.